Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, February 26, 2010,
In :
Washougal Issues
In an article written Friday ByMarissa Harshman of the Columbian
www.columbian.com
“The Washougal City Council plans to do
away with a resolution pledging its commitment to revitalize downtown. But
Mayor Sean Guard said the move does not mean the city is backing out if its
promise to give the area a face-lift.
Instead,
he said, repealing the resolution will remove restrictions on commercial
businesses trying to locate in Washougal.
The
resolution was passed in September 2005, when th...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, February 26, 2010,
In :
Community
In an audio call
from the “less than professional” David Castillo campaign, the audio recordings
begin by spewing his slime attacks against Jaime Herrera. Pitching himself as a
man of integrity, experience and leadership, he came out of the gate showing
his character flaws today.
According
to his last FEC report Castillo has taken special interest money for his
campaign, yet attacks Herrera for raising money from special interest groups.
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, February 25, 2010,
In :
Community
This has been an unfortunate week for the taxpayers of this state.
Yesterday, the governor signed Senate
Bill 6130 into law. This suspends the Taxpayer Protection Act of
2007 (I-960).
I fought against this legislation and joined my Republican colleagues and
moderate Democrats in voting against it. With the will of the voters pushed
aside, Democrats are now free to raise your taxes.
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats shared their 2010 supplemental operating budget
and it included $918 million in n...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, February 24, 2010,
In :
Schools
Banners and flyers met Camas school employees on their way to work today. Seems at least some people aren't happy with the Camas School District's choice of construction contractors...so Mike Nerland gets the blame for "desecration of the American way of life". .. Sure is an interesting way to put a company out of business....blame the school superintendent ....so will the school district bow to the extortion tactics of the Council for Carpenters?
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, February 23, 2010,
In :
Community
WASHOUGAL- Jon Russell, Republican Candidate in Washington's 3rd
Congressional District is announcing his departure from that race. In doing so,
he is giving his endorsement for that race to State Representative Jaime
Herrera. He will be formally announcing his candidacy for Washington State's
18th Legislative District on March 8th in his hometown of Washougal.
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, February 17, 2010,
In :
Community
Thank you to those of you who contacted Senate leaders to tell
them not to gut Initiative
960, the initiative that protects taxpayers by requiring a
two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise taxes. Now, we in the House have
received this legislation -- Senate
Bill 6130. And we will not do so quietly.
I just
came out of a meeting with Speaker Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) and Minority Leader
Richard DeBolt (R-Chehalis), along with my fellow Republican Floor Leader
Charles Ross (R-Naches).... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, February 5, 2010,
In :
Community
Majority
party in Olympia sets the stage for tax increases
Dear Friends
and Neighbors of Camas - Washougal,
The Washington State Senate has introduced a bill that affects voter-approved Initiative 960. The legislation, Senate Bill 6843, was just introduced
today and is already scheduled for a public hearing in
the Senate Ways and Means Committeethis afternoon at 1:30 p.m
The voters approved Initiative 960 in 2007. The Initiative requires any tax
increase to be approved by either a 2/3 v...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, February 4, 2010,
In :
Schools
The State Auditor’s Office today published
two audit reports of K-12 school districts in Washington.
We examined the Learning Assistance
Program for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. The
program provides support for students in kindergarten through 12th grade who
need assistance with reading, writing and mathematics. Funding is primarily
based on a school district’s poverty level. LAP funding increased from $6
million during the 1979-80 school year to $94 million for 2007-08, when nearl...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, February 3, 2010,
In :
Schools
Recently
I submitted some questions to Camas School District Superintendent Mike Nerland
to help me understand the upcoming CSD levy. One question was a concern about
an apparent contradiction of CSD documents that has contributed to the confusion
of many voters. Secondly, as a taxpayer, I very interested to see HOW my tax
dollar is spent - what percentage id allocated towards basic...
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